"Les Fleurs Du Mal"
Every single day a step to hell we take― Beauty is evil.
Just as the orchid opaques the tuberose.
And the tuberose to the rose recites:
"Oh my late flower
May the veil wither on juniper nights.
love chrysanthemum
Like the sun, God, you dye lilac
Thousand-scented dreams.
And hundreds of loves, not reached"
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Beauty walks Death row
Announcing the burial of a deceased.
Magical cruelty, irascent Martyr
Walk seducing the native immortal.
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Pain precedes triumph.
Triumph and loss: thousand triumphs.
There is no horror without guilt.
There is no life without death.
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Title and subtitle inspired by Charles Baudelaire's book "Les Fleurs Du Mal".
About the Creator
Matt B.
Matias Bohorquez C.
He/Him
Life demands creation.
Seconds
Introduction This is the first challenge entry that I have written since Vocal has fixed my ability to publish. I woke during the night and came up with a hybrid poetry form, the terzareyu, a cross between terza rima and Senryū (川柳). Look them up for what the forms are.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 3 days ago in Poets
Mismatch Challenge Winners
Blending genres isn’t about stacking elements side by side. It’s about what happens when two sets of expectations refuse to cooperate. The strongest entries in the Mismatch Challenge understood that tension and leaned into it. Rather than smoothing the edges, these stories let their chosen genres complicate one another, creating friction that carried through voice, structure, and consequence.
By Vocal Curation Teama day ago in Resources
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